Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.8° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
5
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.3
NNE
8
0.6
S
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
13
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
11
0.8
N
11
1.1
N
11
1.1
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
43
18
28
16
10
12
13
12
6
6
6
6
5
4
23
28
92
149
282
282
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
35
NNW
20
NW
10
WSW
25
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:36PM3.22m
3:40AM3.44m
4:09PM3.14m
4:18AM3.30m
4:46PM3.00m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.08m
9:30PM0.40m
9:57AM0.19m
10:08PM0.47m
10:36AM0.38m
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:06
8:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
16
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
13
12
13
7
9
11
8
9
9
9
13
11
8
6
6
8
9
9
7
7
9
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